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whozyodaddy
06-12-2005, 09:50 PM
This will be watercooled. (D5, Maze4, 6002)

COOLER MASTER CM Stacker STC-T01 - $166.50
Cooler Master SPB-S01-E1 Side Panel w/ Window for CM Stacker 34.99
SONY Black IDE Combo Drive - $29.99
PLEXTOR SATA DVD Burner Model PX-716SA - $124.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - $7.99
ASUS P5WD2 Premium - $225.00
Western Digital Raptor 74GB - $186.00
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB - $200.00
Microsoft Black PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard - $19.99
CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) 5400UL - $256.00
Intel Pentium 4 640 - $270
eVGA 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 - $359.00
OCZ 520W Powerstream - $139.00
Sunbeam 4 Channel Rheobus - Silver 21.99
Logisys CLK12UV2 12" Dual Cold Cathode Light Kit - UV 3.99
Dell 2005FPW 20.1 LCD Monitor - $350-400 (WAITING FOR ANOTHER DEAL!)
Mouse - I already have one

Totals roughly around $2,400.00 with watercooling probably $2,750 (damn expensive).
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Please give opinions, ratings, comments, suggestions, etc. Just one favor - do not try to convince me to go AMD. Thanks.

I want this to be as 'future proof' as possible.
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I will be buying most of these parts as soon as
1) The 2005FPW price is decreased/ another deal
2) The Nvidia 7800 card is released (in hopes of the 6800 series decreasing in price)
ferrari_freak
06-13-2005, 08:17 AM
Looks good, except for the Intel part.... I'm not trying to persuade you or anything, but from what I have seen, AMD is better and the X2 is more future proof. Anyways, it's a great rig. I think the power supply might not be strong enough once you have liquid cooling and SLI.

Usama aka Ferrari Freak
Major_A
06-13-2005, 10:34 AM
Here's my one comment/suggestion... if you are willing to spend $200 on a case why only get the 640? Why not spend a few more dollars and get a Smithfield dual core processor?
Newegg link to 820 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116213)

Cheaper link, but out of stock (http://www.ajump.com/ajump/product.asp?dept%5Fid=2525&pf%5Fid=0740359&sku)
whozyodaddy
06-13-2005, 03:09 PM
Looks good, except for the Intel part.... I'm not trying to persuade you or anything, but from what I have seen, AMD is better and the X2 is more future proof. Anyways, it's a great rig. I think the power supply might not be strong enough once you have liquid cooling and SLI.

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

?? The Powerstream 520W power supply will easily handle liquid cooling and my rig, and maybe even SLI.


Here's my one comment/suggestion... if you are willing to spend $200 on a case why only get the 640? Why not spend a few more dollars and get a Smithfield dual core processor?

Well, 640 out preforms the Pentium D in current benchmarks (gaming). Also it demands more heat. I'm planning on having the 640 until intel releases it's new dual core processors next year. You think this is a wise move?
ferrari_freak
06-13-2005, 04:07 PM
What I meant was, since you have SLI and liquid cooling, will it be able to withstand Xtreme upgrades? I'm kind of noobish with PSUs..... Just a thought...

Usama aka Ferrari Freak
whozyodaddy
06-13-2005, 06:02 PM
What I meant was, since you have SLI and liquid cooling, will it be able to withstand Xtreme upgrades? I'm kind of noobish with PSUs..... Just a thought...

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

lol, bro I don't have SLI. Although your right, if I plan on doing so in the future a SLI certified psu would be nice.
ferrari_freak
06-14-2005, 01:41 PM
It was just a thought. I worded it wrong :slap: . Anyways, it should be good. If you want SLI certified one though, the SLI certified Enermax 600 Watter isn't that expensive. Don't know about Newegg, but it's currently $155 at Monarch.

Usama aka Ferrari Freak